BMW CCA L.A. 2-Day HPDE @ Spring Mountain, Dec. 28-29 2013

USCTrojanMan29 · 10-18-2013, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by admranger

The gov't shutdown hit 1/2 (the bigger half) of our income (contractor employee's don't get paid when they aren't at work) so I won't be going to the PCA event at Spring Mountain.

Hopefully they'll have you make up those lost days and you'll be able to come out to the track in Dec.

admranger · 10-20-2013, 08:07 PM

By December I should be fine. Hope to see everyone there! It'll be great event.

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 09:03 AM

This may become a reality. Got permission slip signed last week and making it a vegas trip with everyone with me sneaking out for the daytime

USCTrojanMan29 · 10-21-2013, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

This may become a reality. Got permission slip signed last week and making it a vegas trip with everyone with me sneaking out for the daytime

Nice job, where you gonna stay at? Vegas or Pahrump? Btw, good seeing you out at BW? What kind of times were you running?

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

Nice job, where you gonna stay at? Vegas or Pahrump? Btw, good seeing you out at BW? What kind of times were you running?

Good meeting you to - I was riding along in my buddies car and was behind your awesome car. I think my buddy ran 2:04 on that day but it was no match in the straights.

have yet to plan it out - its so far ahead and have wedding planning headaches right now. I've always ran 2:20+ before (yes I was going in Reverse) but managed to get down to 2:16 consistently from session 2 and on....so i would say massive improvement. next step is 2:10 or less and it will be respectable!

OC3 · 10-21-2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

This may become a reality. Got permission slip signed last week and making it a vegas trip with everyone with me sneaking out for the daytime

USCTrojanMan29 · 10-21-2013, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

Good meeting you to - I was riding along in my buddies car and was behind your awesome car. I think my buddy ran 2:04 on that day but it was no match in the straights.

have yet to plan it out - its so far ahead and have wedding planning headaches right now. I've always ran 2:20+ before (yes I was going in Reverse) but managed to get down to 2:16 consistently from session 2 and on....so i would say massive improvement. next step is 2:10 or less and it will be respectable!

Which car was your buddy running? I was running 2:04-2:06 most of my open laps. I started out at 2:21 when I first went to BW with the GT3 as sad as it is. Then I went down to 2:15 then 2:11 and now call it 2:05ish. Ultimate goal is below 2 minutes but taking 5 seconds off my time will take a lot more time than going from 2:20 to 2:15 or 2:15 to 2:10. I'll probably see ~1 second improvement per event is my guess. My buddies in their E92s were down to 2:10-2:12.

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

Good meeting you to - I was riding along in my buddies car and was behind your awesome car. I think my buddy ran 2:04 on that day but it was no match in the straights.

have yet to plan it out - its so far ahead and have wedding planning headaches right now. I've always ran 2:20+ before (yes I was going in Reverse) but managed to get down to 2:16 consistently from session 2 and on....so i would say massive improvement. next step is 2:10 or less and it will be respectable!

Which car was your buddy running? I was running 2:04-2:06 most of my open laps. I started out at 2:21 when I first went to BW with the GT3 as sad as it is. Then I went down to 2:15 then 2:11 and now call it 2:05ish. Ultimate goal is below 2 minutes but taking 5 seconds off my time will take a lot more time than going from 2:20 to 2:15 or 2:15 to 2:10. I'll probably see ~1 second improvement per event is my guess. My buddies in their E92s were down to 2:10-2:12.

I was in the ss2 with big wing. I think his best was 2:01. It was crazy we were behind you on the straight and then there was some crazy passing going on because the car in front of both of us. If i remember it was both of us pass one guy then you gave us a point and then new car in front gave both a point by all from cotton corners to bus stop. Lol

I was with the ss2 with big wing and the frozen red m3. 2:01 and 2:11. Im just glad im getting closer to the average drivers! Ill be at 2:10 or less in no time (i hope!)

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 04:33 PM

How many times have you been to brp? Thats a drastic improvement from 2:21 to 2:04. This was my 3rd time. Fun track. So damn far though.

USCTrojanMan29 · 10-21-2013, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

How many times have you been to brp? Thats a drastic improvement from 2:21 to 2:04. This was my 3rd time. Fun track. So damn far though.

Saturday was my 4th day and Sunday was my 5th day with the GT3. I did add NT01s with 18s between the 2:10-2:11 runs (3rd day) and this weekend so without them I'd probably run like a 2:07ish on the RS3s. I watched some of the videos and there's still room for improvement in a handful of turns. In the hands of the right driver, my car can easily do a 1:55 since I have aero, the power, and grip. I think a pro could do low 1:50s in my car.

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

Saturday was my 4th day and Sunday was my 5th day with the GT3. I did add NT01s with 18s between the 2:10-2:11 runs (3rd day) and this weekend so without them I'd probably run like a 2:07ish on the RS3s. I watched some of the videos and there's still room for improvement in a handful of turns. In the hands of the right driver, my car can easily do a 1:55 since I have aero, the power, and grip. I think a pro could do low 1:50s in my car.

did you see that racecar GTR? blue one and it looked like it came straight off a racetrack from japan.....i think it did a 1:54....i was thinking, "thats it?!"

OC3 · 10-21-2013, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

did you see that racecar GTR? blue one and it looked like it came straight off a racetrack from japan.....i think it did a 1:54....i was thinking, "thats it?!"

lulz

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 06:53 PM

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lulz

ha oc3 you know you would be driving that thing into the 1:30s

OC3 · 10-21-2013, 06:54 PM

Dunno about that, but that car should be doing 1:52 or 1:51 at least... But, of course, it's easy to sit in front of a computer and say that.

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OC3

Dunno about that, but that car should be doing 1:52 or 1:51 at least... But, of course, it's easy to sit in front of a computer and say that.

that car looked freaking serious though...the same camp brought a blue mp340cCtypeRis//M or whatever that McLaren is called

USCTrojanMan29 · 10-21-2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

did you see that racecar GTR? blue one and it looked like it came straight off a racetrack from japan.....i think it did a 1:54....i was thinking, "thats it?!"

Yeah, that thing was all business for the track. However, the guy in the full-race Vette ran the fast lap of the weekend....either 1:45 or 1:47 (can't remember).

USCTrojanMan29 · 10-21-2013, 08:24 PM

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that car looked freaking serious though...the same camp brought a blue mp340cCtypeRis//M or whatever that McLaren is called

I saw how some of those guys had 2 or 3 wrist bands. Guess going out in group wasn't enough for them.

pkimM3r · 10-21-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by USCTrojanMan29

I saw how some of those guys had 2 or 3 wrist bands. Guess going out in group wasn't enough for them.

they were giving gf's rides too lol - at least they participate..

tlp · 10-22-2013, 10:40 AM

Hmm Spring Mountain, definite maybe!!

BRP last weekend was fun

pkimM3r · 10-22-2013, 03:34 PM

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Hmm Spring Mountain, definite maybe!!

BRP last weekend was fun

looking at your coding journal and your sig, you were the car in front with the blinking brake lights. lol

were you parked next to usctrojan?

tlp · 10-22-2013, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pkim1079

looking at your coding journal and your sig, you were the car in front with the blinking brake lights. lol

were you parked next to usctrojan?

It's possible. There were two space grey e92 M3's parked next to usctrojan. One is was mine and the other was a buddies. Both cars were coded for BFD (Brake Force Display). I was running the black Apex wheels and the other had Mag Blue Volks.

OC3 · 10-22-2013, 04:12 PM

BFD looks awesome!

10-20-2013, 08:07 PM	#46
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10-21-2013, 09:03 AM	#47
pkimM3r Banned 205 Rep 7,298 Posts Drives: m3 saloon in granny mode. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lost angeles iTrader: (0)	This may become a reality. Got permission slip signed last week and making it a vegas trip with everyone with me sneaking out for the daytime
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pkimM3r Banned 205 Rep 7,298 Posts Drives: m3 saloon in granny mode. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lost angeles iTrader: (0)	How many times have you been to brp? Thats a drastic improvement from 2:21 to 2:04. This was my 3rd time. Fun track. So damn far though.
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10-21-2013, 06:54 PM	#58
OC3 Havin' a blast! 125 Rep 4,847 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 E92 Jerez Blk DCT ZCP Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Dunno about that, but that car should be doing 1:52 or 1:51 at least... But, of course, it's easy to sit in front of a computer and say that. __________________ BRP 1:56 \| CVR 2:01 \| ACS 1:53 \| WSIR 1:34
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10-22-2013, 10:40 AM	#63
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OC3 Havin' a blast! 125 Rep 4,847 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 E92 Jerez Blk DCT ZCP Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	BFD looks awesome! __________________ BRP 1:56 \| CVR 2:01 \| ACS 1:53 \| WSIR 1:34
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